Planets and life
Subtitle: the emerging science of astrobiology
By: edited by Woodruff T. Sullivan and John A. Baross
Contributors: Sullivan, Woodruff Turner; Baross, John A
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 604
ISBN-13: 9780521824217; 9780521531023
Subjects: Exobiology; Life on other planets
Description: "Astrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics and astronomy. This textbook brings together world experts in each of these disciplines to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the field currently available. Topics cover the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the geological, physical and chemical conditions in which life might arise and the detection of extraterrestrial life on other planets and moons. The book also covers the history of our ideas on extraterrestrial life and the origin of life, as well as the ethical, philosophical and educational issues raised by astrobiology."--From the Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index